Indonesian media told that AirAsia flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore lost contact with air traffic control on Sunday, source as per Transport Ministry official. AirAsia offers the lowest fares online to over 85 destinations across Asia with numerous frequencies a day.

Indonesian media say 162 people were on board.

AirAsia tweeted
The aircraft, flight number QZ8501, lost contact with air traffic control just after 07:00am local time.